Spanish football boss refuses to resign despite pressure

Global News Podcast

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🗓️ 25 August 2023

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

In a defiant speech, Luis Rubiales claimed an unsolicited kiss he gave a player after her world cup triumph, was consensual. Also: Donald Trump becomes the first former or serving US president to have his mugshot taken, and the latest manifestation of 'Swiftonomics' - what impact is Taylor Swift expected to have on the economies of the cities her one-hundred date world-tour is taking in?

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0:00.0	This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.
0:05.4	I'm Janet Gillil and at 13 hours GMT on Friday the 25th of August,
0:09.4	these are our main stories.
0:11.2	The head of Spain's Football Federation insists he won't resign
0:14.8	over his controversial kiss that women's World Cup final.
0:18.6	The Kremlin denies having anything to do
0:20.9	with the presumed death of the Wagner-Murstnery Chief.
0:23.9	No, it's my duty to just exist now.
0:25.6	Of course, there's lots of speculation about this plane crash
0:28.1	and the tragic death of the passengers,
0:30.0	including you have getting pretty gojoon.
0:32.2	In the West, this speculation comes from a certain angle.
0:35.5	It's all a complete lie.
0:37.7	Donald Trump becomes the first US president
0:40.2	to have his mugshot taken in his latest criminal case.
0:46.8	Also in this podcast, how Taylor Swift's international tour
0:50.3	could have a huge economic impact on the cities she visits.
0:59.1	It was supposed to be a contrite resignation
1:02.1	for sexist behavior that shocked a nation and the world.
1:06.1	Instead, at an emergency meeting on Friday,
1:08.9	Louise Rabiales, the head of the Spanish Football Federation,
1:12.1	abruptly announced he would not go.
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